Local 6 Theme World: Big deals for Floridians

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February 22, 2013

Deal Time For Locals

The single best theme park deal in maybe decades came and went in a flash this week. What deal? In honor ofAquatica's 5th birthday, SeaWorld offered $5 Tickets for March 1-3. How fast did they go? It hit the internet mid-afternoon on Wednesday, the 20th. I ran the story on Local 6 News at 7. By the time I got home around 8:30pm, the only tickets available were for Friday, March 1st. The rest were gone Thursday morning. (Sorry guys -- several days worth of computer woes kept me from posting it here)

So -- congrats to those of you who snapped up those $5 tickets, but there are still plenty of great deals out there at the parks for Florida residentsSeaWorld'sannual FunCard in itself is one: $89 for a whole year of admission to the park. That's about the cost of a 1-day ticket.

Legoland Floridahas dropped its annual-pass price for Florida residents -- to $99. That's $30 off -- and includes admission to the water park, free parking -- and admission to sister parks nationwide, including Legoland California,Madame Tussauds and Sea Life aquariums. Here's a link to more on that deal.

Florida Residents can purchase an "After 5:00pm" Ticket on any one Mardi Gras event date. It costs $59.99 if purchased in advance by calling 407-224-7840.We can also save up to $25 on an annual pass if you buy online. Now you are supposed to buy a specially marked Coke can to get a special UPC code. But several online sources say those codes are 049000055412 or 04968401. I can't verify that independently, so your mileage may vary.